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Historical Event on 10/20/1991

6.1-7.1 earthquake in uttar Kashi and three northern districts of UP in the Himalayan foothills kills more than 1,600 people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/2/198432 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport.
4/8/1998Sedapatti R. Muthiah resigns as the Union Surface Transport Minister at the behest of his party supremo Jayalalitha. He is involved in court cases.
4/8/1998Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya Devji alias Gaurang, Vishwambhar Mishra, Vaishnav Saint of Bengal, was born at Nabadwip in Bengal.
3/16/1912Gandhiji commends Gokhale's attempts for abolition of indenture system.
7/20/2000In a nationwide swoop, IT Department officials search the residences of cricketers Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and former ICC Chairman Jagmohan Dalmiya and recover incriminating documents.
10/6/1949Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone of National Defence Academy in Kharakvasla near Pune.
7/3/1991Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996.
6/14/1905Smt. Hirabai Barodekar, famous veteran Maharashtrian classical singer, was born.
8/20/1996India defeat Pakistan in Under-15 World Challenge Final at Lord's, England.
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.